Callander Museum to commemorate Titanic's 100th anniversary

Story by Patrick Roy/Special to BayToday.ca.

Considered to be the largest and most powerful civilian ship ever to set sail at the time, the RMS Titanic was thought to be all but unsinkable in no small part to it being state of the art for the time.

However, on April 15, 1912 during its maiden voyage from from Southhampton to New York, tragedy struck in the form of an iceberg leaving 1,517 passengers dead in the cold North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Canada. The sinking of the Titanic is considered to be the worst of all maritime naval disasters during peace time and in retrospect one of the most talked about disasters on the ocean.

To commemorate this tragedy, the Callander Bay Heritage Museum is hosting a fundraising exhibit on the great ship Saturday, April 14, 2012.

The event will provide refreshments in the form of a tea and will feature items used around 1912 as well as items that were used on the ship.

Some of the items are genuine, others are reproductions and impressions.

Period music will also be played.

The North Bay Sea Cadets will be in attendance serving tea to visitors.

Much like on the great ship, visitors will be divided into sections based on the ticket price; first, second and third class.

The entry fee for the event is $6 for first class and $5 for second and third class guests.

It will be held at the Callander Community Centre on Swale Street from 11am to 5pm.